Genesis 18:12
And Sarah, laughing to herself, said, Now that I am used up am I still to have pleasure, my husband himself being old?
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11Now Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah was past the time for giving birth.
Cross References
Genesis 18:13And the Lord said, Why was Sarah laughing and saying, Is it possible for me, being old, to give birth to a child?
Judges 19:26Then at the dawn of day the woman came, and, falling down at the door of the man's house where her master was, was stretched there till it was light.
Psalms 126:2Then our mouths were full of laughing, and our tongues gave a glad cry; they said among the nations, The Lord has done great things for them.
Luke 1:34And Mary said to the angel, How may this be, because I have had no knowledge of a man?
Hebrews 11:11And by faith Sarah herself had power to give birth, when she was very old, because she had faith in him who gave his word;
Matthew Henry on Genesis 18:10-16
9 And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent. 10 And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent-door, which was behind him. 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. 12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? 13 And the Lord… Read the whole commentary →